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May 2009: Seasonal garden tips plus feature stories on gardening in containers, controlling weeds in lawns, using corn gluten meal as a natural lawn fertilizer, selecting crabapple varieties, and managing frosted rhubarb plants. Download (477 KB)

April 2009: Seasonal garden tips plus feature stories on attracting butterflies to the garden, landscaping in shade, selecting a lawn care service, growing grapes for wine, and caring for the lawn in spring. Download (577 KB)

March 2009: Seasonal garden tips plus feature stories on landscaping with ornamental grasses, growing blueberries in the backyard, evaluating new vegetable and flower varieties, avoiding gardening hoaxes, planting trees with kids, and, in honor of St. Patrick's Day, a special story on Irish gardening.Download (754 KB)

February 2009: Seasonal garden tips plus feature stories on growing heirloom tomatoes, watering houseplants, controlling pests on houseplants, keeping Valentine's Day flowers fresh, the symbolism of color when flowers are given as a gift, pruning shrubs, and an update on winter injury to landscape plants. Download (525 KB)

January 2009: Seasonal garden tips plus feature stories on winter injury to landscape plants, All-America Selections Winners for 2009, extraordinary and underutilized trees and shrubs, buying ladybugs, forcing spring-flowering branches into bloom indoors, and ordering seed catalogs. Download (906 KB)

December 2008: Seasonal garden tips plus feature stories on holiday gift ideas for gardeners, environmental implications of Christmas trees, foolproof holiday plants, blueprints of garden bench and bluebird house, international Christmas traditions surrounding plants, and the benefits of singing to houseplants. Download (497 KB)

November 2008: Seasonal garden tips plus feature stories on attracting cardinals to your home, winterizing your lawn mower, and protecting tender roses. Download (561 KB)

October 2008: Seasonal garden tips plus feature stories on landscaping for fall color, planting tulips, managing phosphorus pollution, and controlling emerald ash borer. Download (992 KB)

September 2008: Seasonal garden tips plus feature stories on improving lawns, planting backyard prairies, protecting plants from frost, and controlling wasps. Download (675 KB)